Wednesday’s Buzz: 11.18.09

In case you haven’t yet heard, tomorrow’s dinner in the residential college dining halls will be inundated with peanuts. Danny Serna investigates the curious story behind the unusual menu.

Yalies looking to mingle with visiting Cantabs Friday night will have an opportunity to do so at Dance Party with Pance Party, a dry event in Commons sponsored by the Yale College Council. YCC representatives say they hope the party in Commons, as well as other pre-Game events, will encourage more non-athletes to get excited about the Bulldogs.

Undergraduates who take out student loans will now have to borrow from a federally-funded direct loan program instead of private vendors.